Historical Events
- 6 Russian tourists are killed, and 2 are seriously injured when their snowmobile veers off a ski slope on Mount Cermis, Italy
- A Beechcraft BE35 airplane crashes into a house in Palm Coast, Florida, in faialed emergency landing, killing 3 in the plane, no one in the home was injured
- Car bomb kills 11 people, and injures 40 at a petrol station in Damascus, Syria
- Gunman kills 8 people in Kawit, Philippines
Famous Weddings
Jake LaMotta
American former World Middleweight champ Jake LaMotta (90) weds seventh and final wife, longtime fiancée Denise Baker (62) in Bisbee, Arizona, until his death in 2017
Famous Deaths
- Derek Kevan, English soccer striker (14 caps; WBA 262 games, Manchester City), dies at 77
- Geoffrey de Bellaigue, French-British art curator (The Royal Collection, 1972-88), dies at 81
- Sammy Johns, American country artist, dies at 66
- Tony Lip [Frank Anthony Vallelonga], American author and actor (Sopranos, Donnie Brasco, Good Fellas), dies at 82
- Yevgeny Pepelyaev, Soviet fighter pilot, dies at 94
2013 Highlights
About January 4, 2013
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 11 years, 3 months and 14 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
#1 Song: Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
#1 Song: Impossible - James Arthur